Glove



.May 26, 1931. H. GlLLlAN I 1,807,402

GLOVE Filed Jan. 7, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l GLQL'M y 26, 1931- H. GILLIAN1,807,402

GLOVE Filed Jan. 7. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 26, 1931 GILLIAN,OF COLUMBUS, OHIO GLOVE Application filed'llanuary 7, 1930. Serial No.419,119.

This invention relates to hand coverings, I more particularly to facingfeatures thereof." 12

This inventionhas utility when incorporated in palm and gauntletconnections for hand covers, especially combination leather and fabricgloves wherein it is desirable to have the region of flexibility betweenthe hand and gauntlet.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a view of an embodiment of theinvention in a combination leather and fabric glove in front view; I

' Fig. 2 is a view of the back of theglove of Fig. 1;

for the gauntlet front facing; 1

Fig. 4; is a view of the leather blank of the general contour forthe/back of the first, second and third fingers as a wear facing;

little finger back with knuckle facing integral therewith; Y I Fig. disa view of the leather blank at the little finger side of the plam facingfor the glove side;

Fig. 7 is a view of the leather blank for the palm facing and thumbinner side; I

F ig. 8 isa view of. thecanvas or fabric blank for the hand back; I goFig. 9 is a view ofthe'thumb crotch and mount facing leather blank.

Fig. 10 is a view of the thumb back leather blank;

Fig. 11 is a view of the leather blank for the intermediate fingersfront portions; and

Fig. 12 is a detail view of the fabric gaunt? let blank with the leathergauntlet front facing thereon.

Palm 1 is shown as having integralthere- 3m with little finger 2 andindex finger 3 with intermediate clearance region 4 at which is Imounted second finger 5 and third finger 6,

leather facing unit,-in completing the work- 5 ing face side of theglove. The palm 1 has also integral therewith thumb inner side 7 whichmay be assembled with thumb back 8. The palm.1 and thumb back 8 as thusassembled provide lower or wristward portion Q 9, 10, of an extent shortof the distance of the Fig. 3 is a detail view of the leather blank Fig.5 is a view of the leather blank-of. the

fabric back lower edge 11 of the fabric back This fabric back 12 hasnarrowed upper extension 13 upon which are mounted finger backs 14, 15,16, in completing the general hand structure when taken in conjunctionwith little finger back 17 having hand back cross-over 18 as a knucklefacing strap. Additionally, reinforcement and facing is provided bystrip 19 adjacent the little finger side of the palm extendingwristward, the full distance of the back 12, and accordingly beyond thedistance of the palm 1 and thumb back 8.

Gauntlet 20 say of stiifened fabric is shown as having facing 21 remotefrom the wrist and front leather facing 22 with extension 23 frombeyondthe wrist portion to the palm portion and accordingly beyond thegauntlet 20 as connected by stitching 21 to the back 11. This stitching24 extends entirely about the gauntlet and thus provides a stitchingregion toward the gauntlet 20 from the facing extension 23, which facingextension 23 is connected by stitching 25 to the palm 1 at the edge 9parallel to the stitching 24. This not only provides a ledge or humpclear reion between the gauntlet and the palm, but in this region of thefacing 23 between the parallel stitchings 24, 25, there is flexibilitybetween the gauntlet and palm contributing to ease in wearing the gloveas well as to the life of the hand covering. I

Furthermore, crotch and mount facing 26 I is shown extending by portion27 to the gauntlet proper at the back of the hand and adjacent the sideof the gauntlet extension facing 23. The leather thumb crotch andmounting facing 26 on the palm side has extension 28. The terminus ofthis facing 26 extends over the stitching 25 to provide a smoothclearway at the inner. palm portion, and with the extension 28 extendingthrough slot 29 of the gauntlet facing 22 to be located between thefacing 22 andthe outer side of the gauntlet 20 and there assembled bythe stitching 2 1.

Additionally, the holding of the glove against casual slipping off iseffected by elastic strap 30 between the facing strip 19 and the portion27 of the thumb crotch reinforcement. In addition to the doublestitching 24, 25, double stitching 31 is provided along the index fingerportion 3 from the wrist and accordingly including the side of extension23 adjacent the thumb reinforcement 27. The facing 19 at its sideadjacent the canvas 12 is also provided with double stitching 32. Theremainingportions of the facing and fabric are assembled by singlestitching lines 33.

Clearance region 34 of canvas only between the strap 18 and the fingerspermits a flexibility for the fingers, while the knuckles at the handare faced by the strap 18 and the knuckles along the fingers are facedby the finger backs. The stitching in the fingers is along the fingerbacks and between only the first and second and the third and fourthfingers, with the stitching along the front of the intermediate fingers.

The gauntlet facing 22 at its edges and extending from the flexingportion 23 has cars 35, 36, astride the gauntlet 20 so that thestitching 24 holds these ears on the underside of the gauntlet 20 ineffecting a strong joint with smooth finish near the edges of the handportion.

lVhat is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hand covering having a gauntlet, a

v palm spaced from the gauntlet to provide clearance therebetween, agauntlet facing bridging said clearance, a thumb, and a facing extendingfrom the thumb crotch over the palm and bridging portion to thegauntlet.

2. A hand covering having a palm section shorter than the back section,a complete fully stiffened gauntlet having a front portion spaced fromthe palm section, and a palm base section having a gauntlet faceextension therefrom in shape to form a filler in the space between thegauntlet and palm section and to connect with the palm section and toprovide at said space a region of flexibility.

In witness whereof I aflix my signature.

HERMAN GILLIAN.

CERTIFICATE or CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,801,402. Granted May 26, 1931, w

HERMAN GILLIAN.

It is hereby certified that error appears in I above numbered patentrequiring correction as follows: Page 2, line'37', claim 2, after theword "having" insert the-words a hack section; and that the said LettersPatent should. be read with this. correction therein that the same mayconform to the record of the case in the Patent. Office. I

Signed and sealed this 7th day of July, A. D. I 1931.

M. J. Moore, Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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